T+237: Virgin Orbit and ABL Suffer Failures
Virgin Orbit’s first launch from the UK ended in failure, putting them in an even more precarious financial position. And on the other side of the North Pole, ABL’s first launch attempt ended in failu...
17 Tammi 202319min
T+236: SpaceX Starshield, NSSL Phase 3
SpaceX rolled out Starshield, a new, Starlink-inspired (derived?) offering for national security space systems. And I have some thoughts on the upcoming National Security Space Launch Phase 3 contract...
15 Joulu 202228min
T+235: Artemis I, 2022 Midterms (with Casey Dreier)
Casey Dreier of The Planetary Society joins me to talk about Artemis I, where the Artemis program goes from here, and what the 2022 midterm elections mean for space.This episode of Main Engine Cut Off...
29 Marras 202241min
T+234: Scott “Kidd” Poteet, Sarah Gillis, and Anna Menon of Polaris Dawn
The crew of Polaris Dawn—Scott “Kidd” Poteet, Sarah Gillis, and Anna Menon—join me to talk about the mission and its operations, their preparation and training so far, how their roles on past missions...
28 Loka 202240min
T+233: Jared Isaacman, Polaris Program
Jared Isaacman of the Polaris Program joins me to talk about how the program began, how it’s envisioned, how they choose what to take on and solve, how they interact with SpaceX, and why he’s chosen t...
25 Loka 202242min
T+232: A Visit to Astrobotic
Last week, I took a visit to Pittsburgh to visit Astrobotic, who is working on a few different landers and rovers destined for the Moon. I got to sit down with several team members for a series of con...
12 Loka 20222h 2min
T+231: The Future of Private Astronaut Missions to the ISS
In the wake of Axiom-1, NASA has revised the requirements for future Private Astronaut Missions. It seems to put pressure on the market to focus on a certain customer base, like research and national ...
30 Syys 202217min
T+230: Bob Pearce, Associate Administrator of NASA’s Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate
Bob Pearce, Associate Administrator of NASA’s Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate, joins me to talk about Aeronautics at NASA. We talk about how the directorate fits into the agency overall, how ...
19 Syys 202258min
